Preparations Have Begun for Idaho State Universities New Year's Eve Gala

Idaho State Universities College of Arts & Letters recently announced the theme for the 2013 New Year's Eve Gala: "Masquerade Ball." 

In preparation for the ball students at Idaho State University and members of the Pocatello community recently attended a mask-making workshop, held in the costume shop, located in the Stephens Performing Arts Center. The workshop provided attendees with a history of mask-making as well as the opportunity to take home a free mask for the ball as a part of attending the workshop.

The New Year's Eve Ball is hosted annually by the College of Arts & Letters and in addition to raising scholarship funds for the department, the ball also gives students in the visual and performing arts, an opportunity to showcase their skills and talents. This will be the second edition of the New Year's Eve Gala, with last years event raising more than $30,000 in student scholarships in theater, music, dance, art, graphic arts, and communication. 

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The evening will consist of entertainment from ISU students in the School of Performing Arts of the College of Arts & Letters, including theatrical pieces, chorus numbers, and dancers in the rotunda. There will be a student art gallery in the Rogers Black Box Theater, a performance by the Youth Orchestra, and poetry readings from creative writing students in the Department of English and Philosophy. 

The event is made possible by the hard work and dedication from everyone involved as well as sponsors such as Mountain View Hospital, Farm Bureau Insurance, Idaho Central Credit Union, Portneuf Medical Center, and Bank of Idaho. 

Senior Theatre student Jack Johnson working on his mask

Events will begin on December 31, at 7 p.m. in the Stephens Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available to purchase for $125 per person, $250 per couple, or $1,250 to reserve a table for 10 guests. A ticket purchase includes the price of all food and beverages with hors d'oeuvres and bubbly being provided. Tickets can be purchased online at isu.edu/cal, or at the Stephens Performing Arts Center Box Office. (208-282-3595)